The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-07-02

10 Ieet IS driven on the ore vein
: In all the workings of this min
the gangue Is composed of sui
stance similar to coarse, black pow
der, formed of a black quartz, par,
~ decompOsed, ground into clay
Tons of this have been extracted an
thrown over the dump and a POI
ton OF the substance used in plas
} terlng the boarding house as an ad
dltl0nal protection against inclem
ent weather. The first time tn
water struck this plaster all tn
black substance washed off, an,
here a discovery was made. IEves
tigation resulted in ascertainin.
that this supposed worthless stui
that had been tossed over the dunn
was something too valuable to b,
so disposed of, and assays recently
made showed it to carry 1876 ounce.
in silver alone. OF this substanc,
there are hundreds of tons. and j
further experiments now in pro
grcss are productive of as favorable
returns the value of the mine would
be hard to estimate. Mining mer
regard the Scott mine as one of the
most promising in the district and
one that will add greatly to the
reputation of Smoky mines. Dur
ing last winter most of the time
was employed i'm development work
and the ore taken out while driving
the tunnels is now being sorted for
shipment. At present five men are
employed, but now that the roads
are open and the season fairly com
menced the working force will be
largely increased. The company
has secured fine mill site on this
side of the summit, with an abund-
ant supply of water, and will prob
ably have a concentration put up
shortly. a road from the summit
to the mine is also to be built this
summer.
THE CARRIE LEONARD GROUP.
The Carrie Leonard mine has al
ways been the favorite of Smoky
district from the simple fact that
it has been-a paying property from
the grass roots. The mine is one OF
a group located i'm 1880 by Messrs.
Leonard, Hyde, Kyle and Tom and
Doe Covert. Very little work was
done on the mine for long time
after its discovery and in the spring
of 1885, while assessment work was
in progress, a chute of high-grade
smelling ore was struck which as
sayed from 40 to 2W ounces i'm sill
yer and from 30 to 80 per cent in
lead. This discovery led to active
work and opening up of the mine,
and during the year 1885, with all
the dead work necessarily done,
the owners cleared *3l 900. During
1886 the erection of a concentrate
ing mill to work the immense body
of low-gradc ore was found to be-
necessary. The construction OF
this mill was commenced in July
and put in operation OH September
18th with a capacity of go tons,
and after a run of six weeks closed
for the season, paying the owners
SS3 900 net. In the meantime the
ownership in the property had
changed hands several times. Ir
December last the various mines
were purchased by syndicate OF
Salt Lake capitalists for the sum
Of 100000, under whose manage
ment, with James Swift as superin-
the property is now being
operated. FOrty-twO men are now
about the mine and mill
and the daily output is about six
IONS of first-class ore, which is be-
ing sent to the Philadelphia smell
.ers for reduction. About 125 tons
If first-class ore have been packed
20 the road this side of the summit
md there still remains consider
,ble quantity of both high-grade
md concentrates mt the mill ready
or shipment. Considerable diff
.ulty is likely to arise in the work
ng of the mine on account of wa
or and pumping machinery will
,e an actual necessity in a very
hort time. The present outlook
# the mine is reported as being ex-
client, but admission was denied
o the KEYSTONE reporter owing to
he absence of the superintendent
t the time. The rumor is current
hat there is a deal on hand in con-
lection with the property and that
Haggin & Tevis, the great
mining operators. may become the
wners. 1t is certainly to be hoped
hat such is the case. The appear
nee of the name of this millionaire
rim of mine operators in cOnnec-
ion with Smoky mines would do
1ore to attract attention to the
istrict than anything else, and be
he signal for other capitalists to {
blow in their search for paying /,
Investments.
THE SILVER STAR.
The most important mine to-day
l Smoky district, one that shows ,
t ,,c&ov,of;n on1 ovfnnSivo !.